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A large group of children seated
Children and a few adults sit outdoors on metal chairs in the glaring sun. Some are using papers, rags and umbrellas as shields against the hot sun.
A little girl points out a part of the embroidery on a burlap bag
"Wendy Brown [of Chetolah Park Primary] points out a part of the embroidery on a burlap bag while her companions Anne Marie Francis and Marcia Francis look on."
Tags: Burlap; Burlap craft; Embroidery; Students; Students - Jamaica
A little one gets a try on the drums
"A little try: The little one gets a try on the drum under the guidance of 'drum master' Bongo Herman during his performance at the August 5 concert."
A local dish placed on exhibition
A meal on display in a pyrex dish.
A MacDermot Family Wedding Group
Members of the MacDermot Family pose for a group photograph with the bride and groom at a family wedding.
A mail delivery on the Mona Housing Estate near Kingston Jamaica, 1961
A postman on bicycle, attired in uniform including bowler hat, delivers mail to a man at his gate at the Mona Housing Estate, near Kingston, 1961.
A man doing some farming
A young man, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat, carting away weeds in a wheelbarrow.
A mangled wreck
"You'd have a difficult task discovering the make of this mangled wreck."
A market street
A scene at a market in Kingston. The street is filled with women selling pots, pans, pottery and other items. Many are seen with straw hats or baskets on their heads.
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Scholars and teacher

A group of students from rural Jamaica and their teacher stand before an old school building.